累计在Nat Med、Cell Res、Nat Struct Mol Biol、J Med Chem等杂志上发表SCI论文80余篇，申请专利22项，获授权8项。

1. Qiu Li^#, Benqiang Yao^#, Shiting Zhao, Zhou Lu, Yan Zhang, Qiuping Xiang, Xishan Wu, Haonan Yu, Cheng Zhang, Junhua Li, Xiaoxi Zhuang, Donghai Wu, Yong Li, Yong Xu. Discovery of a Highly Selective and H435R Sensitive Thyroid Hormone Receptor   Agonist.

J Med Chem. 2022 May 4. Doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00144.

2. Li J^#, Zhang C^#, Xu H, Wang C, Dong R, Shen H, Zhuang X, Chen X, Li Q, Lu J, Zhang M, Wu X, Loomes KM, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Liu J, Xu Y. Structure- Based Discovery and Optimization of Furo[3,2-c]pyridin-4(5H)-one Derivatives as Potent and Second Bromodomain (BD2)-Selective Bromo and Extra Terminal Domain (BET) Inhibitors.

J Med Chem.2022, 65, 5760-5799.

3. Xiang Q, Wang C, Wu T, Zhang C, Hu Q, Luo G, Hu J, Zhuang X, Zou L, Shen H, Wu X, Zhang Y, Kong X, Liu J, Xu Y. Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of 1-(Indolizin-3-yl)ethan-1-ones as CBP Bromodomain Inhibitors for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer.

J Med Chem. 2022, 65, 785-810

4. Wu X^#, Shen H^#, Zhang Y^#, Wang C, Li Q, Zhang C, Zhuang X, Li C, Shi Y, Xing Y, Xiang Q, Wu D, Liu J, Xu Y*. Discovery and characterization of benzimidazole derivative XY123 as a selective, and orally available ROR  inverse agonist.

J Med Chem. 2021, 64, 8775-8797

5. Wu X, Zhang Y, Xu Y*. Discovery of the First Low Nanomolar Liver Receptor Homolog-1 (LRH-1) Agonist.

  J Med Chem. 2019, 62, 11019-11021

6. Zhang Y^#, Wu X^#, Xue X^#, Li C, Wang J, Wang R, Zhang C, Wang C, Shi Y, Zou L, Li Q, Huang Z, Hao X, Loomes K, Wu D, Chen HW, Xu J, Xu Y*. Discovery and Characterization of XY101, a Potent, Selective, and Orally Bioavailable ROR  Inverse Agonist for Treatment of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.

  J Med Chem. 2019, 62, 4716-4730

7. Zhang M^#, Zhang Y^#, Song M^#, Xue X, Wang J, Wang C, Zhang C, Li C, Xiang Q, Wu X, Wu C, Dong B, Xue We, Zhou Y, Chen H, Wu D, Ding K, Xu Y*. Structure-Based Discovery and Optimization of Benzo[d]isoxazole Derivatives as Potent and Selective BET Inhibitors as Potential Treatment for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC).

     J Med Chem, 2018. 61, 3037-3058

8. Wang, J.; Zou, J.X.; Xue, X.; Cai, D.; Zhang, Y.; Duan, Z.; Xiang, Q.; Yang, J.C.; Louie, M.C.; Borowsky, A.D.; Gao, A.C,; Evans, C.P.; Lam, K.S.; Xu, J.; Kung, H.J.; Evans, R.M.; Xu, Y.*; Chen, H.W.*; ROR-  drives androgen receptor expression and represents a therapeutic target in castration-resistant prostate cancer.

   Nat Med, 2016, 22: 488-496.

9. Xue, X^#.; Zhang, Y^#.; Liu, Z^#.; Song, M.; Xing, Y.; Xiang, Q.; Wang, Z.; Tu, Z.; Zhou, Y.; Ding, K.; Xu Y*. Discovery of benzo[cd]indol-2(1H)-ones as potent and specific BET bromodomain inhibitors: structure-based virtual screening, optimization, and biological evaluation.

   J Med Chem, 2016, 59, 1565-1579

10.Cao, M.; Liu, X.; Zhang, Y.; Xue, X.; Zhou, X. E.; Melcher, K.; Gao, P.; Wang, F.; Zeng, L.; Zhao, Y.; Zhao, Y.; Deng, P.; Zhong, D.; Zhu, J. K.*; Xu, H. E.*; Xu, Y*. An ABA-mimicking ligand that reduces water loss and promotes drought resistance in plants. （共同通讯）

   Cell Res, 2013, 23, 1043-1054.